Westchester stops Fairfax as singer Chris Brown, Flea turn up L.A. moment

It was one of those only in Los Angeles moments. Early in the second quarter of Friday night's City Section basketball showdown between Westchester and host Fairfax, fans from both sides of the sold-out bleachers started standing and screaming. And it wasn't because of a player. Singer Chris Brown... Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'

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Not for turning

Tom Tivnan reveals the whirlwind fortnight which took Lady Thatcher’s authorised biography... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-05-03 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reagan Arthur Takes Over at Little, Brown

Coming from the West Coast, Reagan Arthur was not always surrounded by people who thought much of a career in books. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Stop Saying That Men Don’t Read Women

It has become a truism that “men don’t read women.” The assertion is taken as self-evident by feminist publications like Salon (“while women read books written by men, men do not tend to reciprocate”) and shown anecdotally by blogs. It is also perpetuated by male bastions like Esquire, which... Continue reading at Slate

[ Slate | 2013-04-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvard University Press Turns 100

Over the course of its 100-year history, Harvard University Press in Cambridge, Mass., has had to navigate difficult times. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-04-12 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax shake-up

Fairfax Metro Media chief executive Jack Matthews is set to leave the publishing company in a massive shake-up that will see its business units reshuffled and merged. Continue reading at The Sydney Morning Herald

[ The Sydney Morning Herald | 2013-04-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Fairfax Implements ‘Real-Time’ Working at its Sydney Morning Herald and The Age Offices

Fairfax Media is rolling out a number of initiatives this year as part of its ‘Fairfax of the Future’ strategy which aims to streamline operations and support the publisher’s shift to multi-platform delivery. The compa ... Continue reading at Editor & Publisher

[ Editor & Publisher | 2013-03-20 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown conspiracy? 'The Da Vinci Code' ebooks -- free!

Doubleday has announced that it will be giving away free ebooks of Dan Brown's international bestseller "The Da Vinci Code" this week. Doubleday has announced that it will be giving away free ebooks of Dan Brown's international bestseller "The Da Vinci Code" this week.  The free digital download... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Emily Rapp writes her way through grief in 'Still Point of the Turning World''

How do you live with the knowledge that your baby is dying? A radiant new memoir chronicles the nine months after a mother's worst nightmare came true.Emily Rapp is not one to sugarcoat hard truths, including the brutal diagnosis she and her husband received in January 2011 when they took their... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times

[ Los Angeles Times | 2013-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kobo funds Curtis Brown writing course scholarships

Kobo and Curtis Brown have teamed up to create free scholarships for the Curtis Brown Creative... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-03-13 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Author Turns to Self-Publishing, with Help From ‘Podmates’

Brenda Peterson is one of the growing number of authors who are working on self-published projects in addition to writing books released by traditional houses. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly

[ Publishers Weekly | 2013-03-10 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown and Conville & Walsh join forces

Curtis Brown has bought a 50% stake in fellow agency Conville & Walsh. Conville & Walsh... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Profits fall at Penguin in 'momentous' year

The Penguin Group saw a 1% rise in sales to £1.05bn in 2012 (£1.04bn in 2011).... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-25 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown launches literary e-imprint

Little, Brown has become the first publisher to launch a digital imprint devoted to frontlist... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Carol Brown Janeway Honored for Contributions to German Literature

For her work translating and publishing a distinguished list of German-language authors in the USA, Knopf executive Carol Brown Janeway has received the 2013 Friedrich Ulfers Prize. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-02-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown's Inferno covers revealed

The cover jackets for Dan Brown's forthcoming book, Inferno, are revealed by publishers. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-02-21 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Little, Brown signs Donna Tartt

Little, Brown has signed the latest novel from Donna Tartt. The publisher will release the... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-02-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Amelia Bedelia Turns 50

Possibly the most successful house maid in the world, the children's book character Amelia Bedelia turns 50 on Tuesday. More than 35 million copies of the books have sold. Continue reading at ABC News

[ ABC News | 2013-01-29 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Curtis Brown launches Jeffrey Archer Short Story Prize

Curtis Brown has teamed up with Kobo to launch a short story competition, to be judged by author... Continue reading at The Bookseller

[ The Bookseller | 2013-01-28 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Turning Tide: As E-reading Catches On, Boys Gain on Girls

More children are going digital, according to Scholastic's latest study, and the percentage of boys reading passionately and for fun is up, while girls are down. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives

[ Publishing Perspectives | 2013-01-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Dan Brown to release new book in May

Dan Brown, bestselling author of The Da Vinci Code, is to release a new book in May called Inferno. Continue reading at BBC News

[ BBC News | 2013-01-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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